Christmas holiday box office, "Avatar: Fire and Ash," Zootopia 2" holding strong

Christmas holiday box office

The Christmas holiday is always a busy time for movie theaters, and some popular new releases are raking in the dough.

MILWAUKEE - The Christmas holiday is always a busy time for movie theaters, and some popular new releases are raking in the dough.

"Avatar: Fire and Ash" crossed the $450 million mark just ahead of Christmas, bringing in just under $120 million domestically and more than $330 million overseas.

Meanwhile, Disney's animated sequel "Zootopia 2" is expected to remain a force through the holidays. So far, it's earned $1.3 billion worldwide.

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We'll have to wait until later today to find out how some Christmas releases — including "Song Sun Blue" — fared.